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Weekend Planner: Take yourself out to the ball game
The hottest ticket in town isn’t Steve-O of Jackass fame telling fart jokes at the Rickshaw Theatre tonight (7 p.m.). The top ticket certainly isn’t the hair-band revival — Great White and Slaughter —...
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B.C. government not ready to go to arbitration to end teachers’ strike
B.C. Education Minister Peter Fassbender didn’t say “no” to a B.C. Teachers’ Federation motion to move towards binding arbitration to end the teacher’s strike, but he made it clear that he’s not crazy...
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Teen shot in Surrey Sunday night
A 19-year-old Surrey man is recovering in hospital after a targeted shooting about 8:30 p.m. Sunday night. Surrey RCMP S.Sgt. Murray Hedderson said in a news release that police got a number of 911...
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Spirit of the West leader John Mann, 51, has Alzheimer’s Disease
John Mann, lead singer of Vancouver folk-rock band Spirit of the West, revealed Monday that he’s been diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease. In a personal statement on his website, Mann says...
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B.C. teachers will vote on whether to end their strike if province enters...
B.C. Teachers’ Federation president Jim Iker says striking teachers will vote on whether to end their job action if the provincial government enters arbitration. The vote will be held Wednesday. This...
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Zombiewalk 2014 – Thank you for clawing at my brain (with video)
Vancouver Zombiewalk 2014 with interviews: This year for Vancouver Zombiewalk 2014 I baited the GoPro with a half scale model/replica of the human brain. The brain was made from dollar store...
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Gang activity on the decline in B.C., according to new report
The new head of B.C.’s anti-gang agency says police have made “significant headway in the efforts to curtail gang activity.” Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit Chief Officer Kevin Hackett says...
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B.C. Lions QB Lulay placed on six-game injury list with dislocated shoulder
B.C. Lions quarterback Travis Lulay has been put on the six-game injury list after suffering a dislocated shoulder in the fourth quarter of Friday’s 7-5 win over the Ottawa RedBlacks. It’s his right...
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Police arrest UN gang associate near Dawson Creek
When anti-gang police arrived on a rural Dawson Creek property Aug. 30, their suspect burst out of a stolen travel trailer barefoot and took off on an all-terrain vehicle. With the help of an RCMP...
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New Canucks voice on TSN 1040 is Jon Abbott
TSN 1040, the station formerly known as Team 1040, reached across the country to find a new radio voice for the Vancouver Canucks. Jon Abbott, who served as play-by-play man for the Toronto Marlies of...
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Crews clean up tailings pond spill at mine south of Kamloops
CFJC TV in Kamloops is reporting that crews are currently cleaning up a tailings pond spill at the New Gold mine at New Afton (south of Kamloops). The stations reports 16 cubic metres of slurry leaked...
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E80: what lawyer Joel Bakan has to say
Joel Bakan, University of British Columbia law professor and a constitutional law scholar, has weighed in on the controversial proposal, E80, which is the employers’ proposal on class size, class...
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Keith Baldry not Keith Baldrey: Mistaken identity draws Aussie man into B.C....
Global TV political reporter Keith Baldrey (@keithbaldrey) is one of B.C.’s most recognizable journalists. He pulls no punches with his reporting on the B.C. teachers’ strike and because of that he...
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Gang conflict leads to Molotov Cocktail attacks, VPD says
Vancouver police are investigating a series of targeted arsons believed to be linked to an on-going gang conflict on the city’s south slope. Const. Brian Montague said Wednesday that there have been...
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B.C. Lions’ campaign urges men to break the silence on violence against women
The B.C. Lions’ “Be More Than a Bystander” campaign against domestic violence has never been more relevant or important than right now. The Canadian Football League team has released the latest round...
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Adorable bear cub disrupts golf game, steals ball at Fairmont Hot Springs
Where’s a course marshal when you need one? Andi Dzilums was playing Mountainside Golf Course at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort on Monday when a baby black bear disrupted his game. In his video posted on...
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Interactive map: E. coli readings at Metro Vancouver beaches
Meant to post this one earlier but it slipped my mind. Had a story in Monday’s paper about E. coli readings at Metro Vancouver beaches. Map and chart are here (mobile versions here and here): This is...
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Comic Book Artist Q & A – Jason Copland (with video)
The Comic book artist Q & A project will spotlight professional comic book artist around the world of all different art styles. My first guest of honour is Vancouver local Jason Copland; his...
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Canucks goalie Miller and TV star wife expecting baby
Actress Noureen DeWulf, wife of Vancouver Canucks goaltender Ryan Miller, has announced the couple is expecting their first child. The star of Anger Management broke the news to People magazine. After...
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Truck fire closes Highway 17 to eastbound traffic
Update 11:01 a.m.: Const. Ken Usipiuk of the Delta Police says the fire is out. He expects the highway will re-open in 45 minutes. Highway 17 ( South Fraser Perimeter Road) just east of Highway 99 has...
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